During its eleventh summit, in January 2002, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation had signed the Regional Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, which would be instrumental in addressing the problems of trafficking in women in South Asia.
En su 11ª Cumbre, la Asociación del Asia Meridional para la Cooperación Regional firmó, en enero de 2002, la Convención para prevenir y combatir la trata de mujeres y niños con fines de prostitución, instrumento regional que permitirá luchar eficazmente contra el problema de la trata de mujeres en el Asia meridional.